@ikocevski He's not saying "no one" cares, just that "the universe" itself doesn't care. Your car doesn't care if you crash it or not, your home doesn't care if you live in it or abandon it, etc. The universe isn't alive and it doesn't think, so it can't care about things. People care, people have morals, people have their own codes and thoughts and belief systems. Satanism is just one of many such systems, with its own set of rules.
1 - You asked, I answered. It's a public forum for discussion, it's reasonable to expect people to give their opinions and comments.
2 - What it's trying to say is, don't whine to people about your problems if they don't care about your problems.
4 - I agree with that. I consider myself a Satanist, but I also don't want to harm others unless it's absolutely necessary - ie, only in self defense. The Satanic Bible, taken literally, is often a bit too extreme when it comes to retaliation. I prefer to think it's being hyperbolic to exaggerate the effect, because it often does that in other places, but some people do take that stuff literally which is something I disagree with.
6 - You're missing the point, assisted suicide is a completely separate topic. What this is saying is basically "Don't steal, but it's okay to take something if its owner asks you to." As for assisted suicide, if someone wants to die, it's their choice to do so. I support the right to suicide. Don't get me wrong, I'd never advise someone to do so, and I'd never assist someone in doing so, but if someone is truly suicidal and wants to go about it in a "safe" manner, eg medically assisted suicide, it's ultimately their choice to make. It's unfortunate that anyone ever reaches that point, and I believe there's almost always a better option.
7 - Kind of, but not exactly. Explaining Satanism's view of magic is rather complex, and I'll admit I don't fully understand it. Quite a few Satanists believe it's all just role-playing and make believe as a form of catharsis. From how it's described in the Satanic Bible and Satanic Scriptures, it's sort of like trying to mentally enforce your will upon the collective consciousness in a way that will benefit you. It's pretty open to interpretation, but basically, it isn't "real" but you try to convince yourself it is "real". If you then reject it, and say it isn't "real", that's going to shatter the illusion you've made for yourself. Or something like that, maybe.
8 - If you can fix something, fix it instead of complaining about it. If you can't fix it, have no power over it, and it doesn't effect you, then there's no point in complaining about it. Basically, don't waste time complaining about things beyond your control that don't effect you.
11 - If you need help, ask for help. If people don't want to help, don't bother them by begging for help. This ties into rule 2, you should generally be asking for help from people who will actually be willing to help you. It's saying don't bother people in public, and if someone doesn't want to interact with you, don't force yourself on them, lest you incur their wrath.
As for the golden rule, it isn't explicitly "Harm people who harm you" like "eye for an eye" is. It applies to both good and bad, not just bad: harm those who harm you and help those who help you. Defaulting to treating people with kindness and respect is good, and pairs perfectly with the golden rule. I believe most people, and even many more intelligent animals, eg cats and dogs, tend to operate on something similar to that on the most basic level. People tend to like people who are nice to them, and dislike people who are mean to them. Cats and dogs and other animals tend to be loving towards people who are loving towards them, but react with fear and/or aggression towards people who harm them. The rule goes both ways - treat people how they treat you, and expect them to treat you how you've treated them. I'll admit that a lot of Satanists miss the point there. If you treat people with some level of kindness and respect as a default, then they'll usually react in kind. That's how I try to act.
But some people aren't like that. There are people who act with hostility towards strangers who've done nothing wrong to them, or even take advantage of kindness and choose to act cruelly towards people who've been kind and respectful towards them. These people are not worth respect or kindness, and deserve to be either cut out of your life, or treated as cruelly as they've treated you. Don't help someone who's harmed you, don't treat someone who disrespects you with respect, don't love someone who hates you. Hate earns hate, harm earns harm, disrespect earns disrespect. It's better, imo, to cut them out of your life if possible. This also happens to tie in to magic. Using magic to curse them is acceptable and encouraged as a form of revenge - and most people would probably say that this "magic" does literally nothing but make the person casting the spell feel better, and even some Satanists share that sentiment.
